1. The Importance of "Simming Yourself" as a Survival Hunter

At this stage in the game, there are so many variables and so many layers of
optimization that you can apply to your character, that there is no way for a
guide or anything else to tell you exactly what gear you should wear. This is
why we always recommend simulating your own character using Raidbots. The website can help you choose
Azerite traits, trinkets and combinations thereof in a way
that is tailored completely to your specific character. Learning to use this
tool is essential to maximizing your potential, as there is simply no other way
to take all the variables into account.

2. Best Dungeons for Survival Hunter

This is a table containing all the currently available dungeons, and listing
how many good items each dungeon can drop. We classify a "good item" as pieces
that have a high amount of your best stat on it
(Haste), as well as low/no Mastery. This will help guide you on what dungeons to
focus on when farming for upgrades.

Dungeon

Item Slots

Temple of Sethraliss

Weapon, Chest, Bracers, Pants

Siege of Boralus

Belt, Ring, Shoulders, Trinket

Kings' Rest

Belt, Ring, Trinket

Freehold

Bracers, Ring, Trinket

Atal'Dazar

Boots, Ring, Helm

Shrine of the Storm

Gloves, Trinket

Tol Dagor

Bracers, Shoulders

The MOTHERLODE!!

Cloak, Chest

The Underrot

Belt, Pants

Waycrest Manor

Boots

3. Stats

Many people have a tendency to overthink the distribution of their secondary
stats. An important thing to remember is that a higher quantity of stats
is nearly always better than a better quality of stats. Because of this,
wearing higher item level gear with worse stats tends to be better than lower
item level gear with great stats. Keep this in mind when considering gear.

4. Trinket Simulation for Survival Hunter

A generic ranking for the top 13 single-target Trinkets can be found
here:

This guide has been written by Azortharion,
the main theorycrafter of the spec for many years. He is an accomplished player
with dozen of top parses for all specs throughout the game's history. He is
also the Admin of Trueshot
Lodge, the Hunter Class Discord, and you can watch his stream on Twitch.